COVID-19 Stay at Home Day 8: Tomato noodles with seared pork, tofu and vegetables recipe

Day 8. The most amazing part of staying home is that I'm saving 3 hours of travelling to and from work! This has really given me time back for things I love, including cooking. But also, I've more time to focus on other things like re-starting my exercise routine on the WiiFit and getting more housework done in a timely fashion.

How about social contact? I've always been part of the great gaming community and have plenty of friends online. We catch up on a daily basis, plan out social and gaming activities to do. Also, my church community have moved online with services, prayer meetings and bible studies online. Family for me hasn't changed. We regularly contact each other through the phone and through online IM group platforms.

If you feel lonely or just would like to join a friendly online group, feel free to drop me a line on Facebook and I'm more than happy to help you join one.

Today I'm sharing with you a yummy recipe which I have created. It's my Tomato noodles with seared pork, tofu and vegetables.

Ingredients

100-200g pork (any cut)
2 serves of thicker noodles (I've used freshly made la mian 拉面, but any noodle will work)
1 bunch Asian leafy greens
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
150g firm tofu sliced
2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon

Marinade mixture
1 tablespoon wine (chinese wine, mirin/ cooking sake, sherry)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon corn flour
2 teaspoon ground pepper

Noodle sauce
1 tablespoon of Tomato sauce
1 tablespoon of soy sauce
1 teaspoon of sesame oil

Method

I know this can be super confusing and things have to be done concurrently to make it work. So I've highlighted to main equipment we are using here - a pot and a pan. The pot will be for boiling and pan is for frying.

1) Slice the pork thinly. Marinate pork with marinate mixutre for at least 30 minutes.
2) Heat a pan and add oil.
3) When oil is hot, add in the pork and sear on both sides till brown.
4) When both sides are brown, remove from heat and transfer to another dish. Do not wash this pan.
5) Cut vegetables removing stems from leaves.
6) Bring a pot of water to boil, then add stems first and after 30 seconds, add leaves in.
This sequence will need to be done super quickly!!
7) Reheat the pan and add more oil to coat the pan.
8) When the pan is hot, add in garlic.
9) After 1 minute of adding the leaves of the vegetables, pick out all the vegetables from the water and put it into the pan with the garlic. Do not drain the water!
10) Add in 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce and do a quick stir.
11) Within 30 seconds of adding the oyster sauce, remove the vegetables and put this into a clean dish.
Phew!!
12) Add noodles into the pot of water. Top up water with boiling water if required. Follow the instructions on the packaging on how long to cook the noodles for. This process of reusing the water will allow for the vitamins leached out during the blanching process to be partially reabsorbed back into the noodles.
13) When the noodles is cooked, drain the water away. Add the noodle suace into the pot and mix well.
14) Add more oil into the pan. On medium heat add tofu into the pan, add 2 tablespooon of soy sauce, add 2 tablespoon of water. Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 2-3 minutes till the tofu is browned.
Assembly time...
To a bowl, add the noodles, then top it off with the pork, vegetables and tofu.

Yum!!!

Good luck in the kitchen guys. Do post back pictures of your creation!

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